Geographical genotypes (geotypes) of poliovirus case isolates from the former Soviet Union: relatedness to other known poliovirus genotypes

Lipskaya, Galina Yu., Chervonskaya, Elena A., Belova, Galina I., Maslova, Svetlana V., Kutateladze, Tamara N., Drozdov, Sergey G., Mulders, Mick, Pallansch, Mark A., Kew, Olen M., Agol, Vadim I.

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^¹ A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physical-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
^² Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow, Region 142782, Russia
^³ Scientific Centre for Control of Special Pathogens, Tbilisi, Georgia
^⁴ Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
^⁵ Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA